Awning-frame



(No Model.)

H. GIESSENBIER. AWNING FRAME.

No. 500;?41. Patented July 4, 1893;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GIESSENBIER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

AWNING-FRANIE.

'SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,741, dated July 4,1893.

Application iiled March 20, 1893. Serial No. 466,790. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, HENRY GInssENBinR, of the city of St. Louis, Stateof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAwning-Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in awning frames and consistsin the novel arrangement and combination of parts more particularly setforth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete frame withawning having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof a staple which I may employ as a substitute for the vertical bargenerally secured to the front of the building for carrying the frame.Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of one of the adjustable clamps; andFig. 4 is a detail in perspective showing one of the adjustable forks.

My invention has for its object to construct a frame that can beadjusted with reference to the several parts composing` it with thegreatest nicety and eXactness, and one that can accommodate itself toawnings of various sizes, or awnings of a certain size which in time areapt to shrink on account of exposure to moisture and other influences.ends I have constructed an awning frame which in detail can be describedas follows:

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a portion of a frame of a houseto which the awning is attached, and 2 a suitable cornice or otherornament capping said frame. On either side of the frame is secured anupright bar 3, preferably fiat, and having a pair ofl inwardlyprojectinglugs 4. at eitherend thereof. Between the upper pair of lugsis movably securedby means of a pin passing through an opening in thelugs a brace 5 the lower end of which terminates in a clamp 6, which issecured to the brace by a pin passing through the openings 7, 7, of thelegs S of the clamp. Between the lower pair of lugs 4. is movablysecuredin a similar manner an arm or bar 9 along which slides a fork orcasting 10. The fork is provided with a binding screw 11 so that thefork can be clamped in any desired To these position upon the bar 9. Thenormal position of the fork is as shown in Fig. 1, that is the forks orprongs depend from the bar 9, and in vthis position the said prongsServe t0 support one end of a. movably sliding rod 12 whichpassesloosely th rough the clamp 6 at thclower end of the brace 5, andalso through a similar clamp 6 loosely secured at the inner end of thebar 9. The clamps 6 have each a binding screw 13 whereby the rod 12 canbe held in one position when once properly adjusted.

In place of the fiat bar 3 with its pairs of lugs 4 at either end7 I maysubstitute therefor and drive into the frame work 1, at pointscorresponding to the ends of said bar, the staple or peg 14. having lugs15, as shown in Fig. 2. In this event there would be furnished with eachawning frame, four such staples or pegs, two sliding forks, and fourclamps 6. These castings thus constitute separate articles ofmanufacture and may be made and shipped to any desired point. |The factthat the clamp 6, particularly the one at the end of the brace 5, can bemade adjustable upon the rod 12 is important, as with this constructionthe said rod can be moved to the precise point at which the frame canfold with the greatest ease and exactness, and thus avoid any binding ofthel mechanism which frequently results from the shrinkage of the canvasor awning.

The awning is, represented by the numeral 16, secured at one end alongthe cornice 2 and the other end overhanging the front of the frame as inordinary constructions.

Another important point in my present invention is that the fork 10 canalways be shifted along the bar 9 so that it can always be in a positionto support the inner end of the rod 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.Moreover, as the prongs of the fork 10 always depend from the bar 9, thepressure from the inner end of the rod 12 always comes directly at thebottom of the bar 9 and there is no lateral strain upon said bar. Itwill also be seen that if it is desirable to have the normal position ofthe rod 12 at a slight upward angle instead of the usual horizontalposition, to prevent too great strain upon an old or a weak awning, thesame can be accomplished by simply adjusting the clamp 6 secured to theend IOO of the brace 5 alittle nearer t-o the outward extremity of therod l2. The closed position of the parts is indicated indotted lines inFig. l.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In an awning frame, asuitable casting or fork l0 having depending prongs, a suitable openingat the juncture of the prongs thereof to provide means for passing thesame over a bar of the frame, a binding screw for securing the said forkto such bar,andaslid ing rod one end of which is embraced hy the fork,substantially as setJ forth.

2. An awning frame having a suitable brace movably secured at one end tothe frame of the house, a bar movably secured at one end to the houseframe below the brace, suitable clamps secured to' the respectiveopposite ends of the brace and the bar, a sliding rod capable ofadjustment passing through said clamps, means for tightening said rodWithin said clamps, a sliding fork upon the bar between the house frameand the clamp at the end 0f the bar, the forks thereof embracing theinner end of the sliding rod, and means for securing the fork on thebar, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

HENRY GIESSENBIER.

Witnesses:

JAMES J. ODoNoHoE, EMIL STAREK.

